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Wowsers. It has definitely been a while since I’ve written here. Well. The good news is that I did accomplish my goal of running 30 races in my 30th year. In FACT, I finished my 30th year completing 31 races total, to include a half marathon trail run on New Years Eve. Pat on the back for me. Ish. It was rough.

I found out a lot about myself that year in racing. I definitely burned myself out. I found that I didn’t do as well. Quantity does NOT mean quality. As I completed races week after week, I found that I didn’t really GAIN anything except a pile of medals that really didn’t mean anything to me. I literally have a bin of metals. And I don’t look fondly upon them and reminisce about the race that lead to them. Honestly, I barely remember them. How sad is that? That’s not what I wanted this whole experience to amount to.

2016 was a little different. I did a few races here and there. My training went to the wayside and I focused more on my job and my pending wedding. My annulment went through and we went into full throttle planning a small (but heavily detailed) wedding for the fall of 2016. I was selected to a highly coveted position (unexpectedly) and my life kind of got turned upside down (a’la Fresh Prince). However, I realize how incredibly blessed I was to be selected and have been soaking up every minute of it.

But here we are now. Life is about to change again in the coming months. My job is coming to a close and I’m about to move to a new location for some additional schooling and I need to focus back on the things I originally started this blog for- fitness, well-being, health (let’s be honest-weight!) and my relationship with God and involvement with the Catholic Church. That’s not to say that I haven’t been an avid Church-goer. D and I love our Church here. But as I move onto my next location and a new Church, I want to remain engaged and give myself. ALSO! It’s almost Lent… Time for reflection, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. I want to re-engage this blog as a means to hold myself accountable and forge onward as the best version of myself!

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I’m so glad you stopped by my page! I (mostly) train by heart rate as well. It has made a huge difference in recovery and injury rates. It may stink to run slowly now but it will pay off in the long run.